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Multishipping has always been a default for me and how I run things in my mind.

I recently came across Tim Drake and his boyfriend Bernard Dowd again! Which I recently realized is called "timbern" and not "timber" like it was initially pitched in the fandom 2-3 years ago. (Funny how I never bothered to check if it had a different name)

I love Tim and Bernard a whole lot. Heck, they're one of, if not my most, favourite couple so far in DC's canon or non-canon romantic duos!

But I also understand the sentiments people have regarding timkon (one of Tim's other mlm ship from before timbern became a thing). It's understandable that you get a YAY reaction for tim being bi or non-hetero, but an NOO to Tim not being with the guy you shipped him with. Valid opinions, and both can co-exist.

It's understandable that not everyone can or is willing to multi-ship or even resort to poly ships. I understand that there's that possibility! And I respect your choice to do so, truly!

But personally, I find this to be a nice solution! They're characters. They're not meant to be taken too seriously. If you have a personal bond with them, or kin them, or they're your comfort character and you find it difficult to see them with someone else: that's okay! It's okay and valid to be sad or mad or smad in some way or another because of the events that happen to said character. But just know someone, somewhere out there, is having the time of their life shipping various characters with that single nerd/ass/beauty/mess of a character you know and love !

Have at thee folks! "X has two hands" and more limbs for a reason! The world is your oyster!

(Unless that oyster includes anything actually directly horrible like racism, homophobia, transphobia, and the like. Then stop that. I'm serious.)

And 'till the next morn,

queltz

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My morals lie in such an odd place. I have no clue where it truly lies (as things inside my brain switch every moment it can; it could be neutral or some chaotic type). But to put it in action, let's give ourselves some example/s.

Pro-shipping, I think, might be a big example. In actual terminologies (not the butchered definition some site uses it for), pro-shipping explains that one is capable of shipping something without transferring the same concepts/traits of the ship into real life. Fantasy ≠ reality, to put it simply. And I'm using that analogy, really loosely.

Now, where is my stance on this? I, generally, do not mind what people like or do online. If it starts hurting other people directly, then you're an ass and should stop doing so. The keyword here is "DIRECTLY".

Say for example, you saw a ship of 2 characters you do not agree with. The general consensus is to scroll, block, leave it as is, tell someone that this person shouldn't be followed cause you know they don't like this ship yadda yadda- the non-active way of showing you don't agree, yes? Not directly negative to YOU specifically, but due to preferences. On the other hand, there are others who ARE active about this distaste to their preference. In this case, they actively comment in negatives, inform others to BLOCK, UN-FOLLOW, REPORT! And I see where they're coming from. I understand that there are people who have been affected by these similar traits of the ships to their real-life experiences, hence they'd get heavily affected by such when seen in online parallels.

But that's where internet etiquette and internet safety comes into play. Internet safety also takes into account that you should know how to filter out what you see. Filters in social media have been better than before, and continue to try their best to work. Granted, it isn't always the best, but it's worth a shot. If you don't like a specific ship, an artist, an entire topic, blocks and such exist in most (if not all) sites.

So, back to the topic at hand. What's my stance on "Pro-shipping"? I don't think it could be explained simply by a "I'm against it" or an "I'm all for it".

In the simplest way possible, I don't care what media you like. You shouldn't care what media I like. Not in a personal attack sort of way, at least. If you like things I don't, I would simply look away (or exclaim something in person, THEN look away), block or click the "I'm not interested in this post" option, or anything else that I know would limit the probability of me seeing the post. If it's anything morally (by social standards [e.g., age gap, femboy, twink x jock, sexualizing etc.]) wrong but doesn't really affect me, I brush it off and just wonder what goes on in that person's head.

I don't condone anything 'bad' (using that loosely because that term is subjective) to happen to people or for people to experience bad things when they see pro-shipping. I don't want you to feel forced to like it or feel forced to hate it. I'm stating that I do not have a solid opinion on it. I have ships I like that I know people would ask "Why do you like this?" in a negative or concerning way. I have ships I like that people would say "OH THIS IS GOOD, YEAH!". Both are things that can co-exist. I don't necessarily talk about them all the time, because I just do not want to if I think it's not necessary or good enough to share.

This specific blog has no specific idea in mind. I just wanted to share my stance on the whole "what are your views on x?" thing that people expect a simple YES or NO answer to. At the end of the day, I really couldn't tell you where my morals align with those stuff. I will, however, proceed to give you examples and a very complex explanation as to what I view about it.

But, 'till the next morn. queltz

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Morning, Sunshine 🌅

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'Till the next morn,

queltz